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I Love Billbergia nutans aka The Queen’s Tears

Dec 20, 2019 | Love This!

Name: Queen’s tears bromeliad, aka Bilbergia nutans, or friendship plant. Type of Plant: An epiphytic bromeliad native to South America. The shallow...

Vegan Nachos

Dec 14, 2019 | Food

Anyone who has ever dined with me knows that I'm an omnivore who eats more vegetables than anything else. But on my doctor's advice I've recently...

I Love Norfolk Island Pine, aka Araucaria heterophylla

Dec 13, 2019 | Love This!, You Can Grow That

Name: Norfolk Island Pine aka, Araucaria heterophylla Type of Plant: Evergreen conifer that has a straight trunk and symmetrical branches…Native to...

I Hate Oriental bittersweet aka Celastrus orbiculatus

Dec 7, 2019 | Gardens

Name: Oriental bittersweet – aka Celastrus orbiculatus aka Chinese bittersweet or round-leaf bittersweet Type of Plant: A vine that has round or...

I Love Paperwhite Narcissus aka Narcissus papyraceus

Nov 30, 2019 | Love This!

Name: Paperwhite Narcissus aka Narcissus papyraceus Type of Plant: A fragrant variety of narcissus, bulbs that are easily forced and grown indoors...

I Love The American Cranberry – Vaccinium macrocarpon

Nov 22, 2019 | Love This!

Name: The American Cranberry – Vaccinium macrocarpon Type of Plant: Not a plant that many people grow in their yards and gardens, but one that most...

I Love Pineapple Mint ~ Mentha suaveolens ‘Variegata’

Nov 15, 2019 | Love This!

Name: Pineapple mint aka Mentha suaveolens ‘Variegata’ Type of Plant: A pretty herb with white and green leaves. This mint grows quickly, so it’s...

I Love Smokebush, Cotinus x ‘Grace’

Nov 9, 2019 | Love This!

Name: Cotinus x ‘Grace’ aka Grace smoke bush Type of Plant: A large shrub that has colorful foliage and delicate “smoke-like” flowers. Why I...

I Love King Richard Leeks

Nov 2, 2019 | Love This!

Name: King Richard Leeks aka Allium porrum ‘King Richard’ Type of Plant: Leeks are a hardy biennial that we grow as an annual vegetable in the...

I Love Callicarpa Purple Pearls

Oct 25, 2019 | Gardens

Name: Callicarpa Purple Pearls® aka Callicarpa x 'NCCX1' USPP 26,000 aka purple pearls beautyberry. Type of Plant: This is a beautyberry that is a...

I Love Variegated Boxwood

Oct 18, 2019 | Gardens, Love This!

Name: Buxus sempervirens 'Variegata' aka variegated boxwood. Type of Plant: A slow growing evergreen shrub that does well in full sun to part...

Harvesting and Preserving Garden Leeks

Oct 13, 2019 | Food

That row of leeks we planted in June is now chock full of large plants that are ready to harvest. And I'm happy to cut many of them in mid-October,...

I Love Salvia Elegans ‘Golden Delicious’

Oct 11, 2019 | Love This!

Name: Salvia elegans ‘Golden Delicious’ Type of Plant: This is an annual herb in my area, but a perennial in zones 8-11. Grow this plant in full...

I Love Verbena Bonariensis

Oct 5, 2019 | Love This!

Name: Verbena bonariensis aka tall verbena. Type of Plant: On the Cape and Islands this is a self-seeding tender perennial. In slightly colder...

Mountain Magic Tomatoes…Great For Gardens and Pizza

Oct 2, 2019 | Food

I've long loved the Mountain Magic variety of tomato because it's the most early blight resistant tomato that I've grown, and believe me, I've tried...